Statistics Canada Reports $506M Merchandise Trade Deficit for March

A Helijet helicopter preparing to land at the harbour passes by cranes used to load and unload container ships at the DP World marine terminal at Port Metro Vancouver, in Vancouver, on March 16, 2018. The Canadian Press/Darryl Dyck

Canada posted a merchandise trade deficit of $506 million in March as exports to the U.S. fell with the implementation of new tariffs, but shipments to other countries climbed.

Statistics Canada says the result compared with a deficit of $1.4 billion in February.